Canadian Solar Completes Sale of LunarLight Solar Power Plant to BluEarth

GUELPH, Ontario | CANADIAN SOLAR — Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., completed the sale of LunarLight, a 10 megawatt (“MW”) AC solar power plant to a subsidiary of BluEarth. LunarLight, located in Belleville, Ontario, is the last in a series of power plants acquired by BluEarth from Canadian Solar. The facility is valued at approximately C$65 million (USD$53 million) and uses Canadian Solar’s CS6X-300/305P modules made in Canada. Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, commented, “We are pleased to announce the closing of the fourth utility-scale solar power plant to BluEarth […]

By Derick Lila June 24, 20150

GUELPH, Ontario | CANADIAN SOLAR —
Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., completed the sale of LunarLight, a 10 megawatt (“MW”) AC solar power plant to a subsidiary of BluEarth.

LunarLight, located in Belleville, Ontario, is the last in a series of power plants acquired by BluEarth from Canadian Solar.

The facility is valued at approximately C$65 million (USD$53 million) and uses Canadian Solar’s CS6X-300/305P modules made in Canada.

Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, commented, “We are pleased to announce the closing of the fourth utility-scale solar power plant to BluEarth Renewables, a private independent renewable power producer. The completion of the LunarLight project underscores Canadian Solar’s position as a global energy provider in the Ontario landscape. We take great pride in the diverse project portfolio that we have built in North America.”

Derick Lila

Derick is a Clark University graduate—and Fulbright alumni with a Master's Degree in Environmental Science, and Policy. He has over a decade of solar industry research, marketing, and content strategy experience.